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Dec 21, 2013, 7:46 AM

GeekWire Radio: Amazon at $400, favorite gadgets of 2013, and the new world of airplane tech etiquette

We have a lot to talk about this week on the GeekWire radio show, starting with Amazon’s gravity-defying share price,… Read More

Dec 20, 2013, 3:33 PM

Microsoft appoints Jim DuBois as new CIO

Microsoft this afternoon announced Jim DuBois as the company’s chief information officer. DuBois had served as the interim CIO for… Read More

Dec 19, 2013, 2:12 PM

Ex-Microsoft manager charged with insider trading on Barnes & Noble deal and Microsoft earnings reports

Two Seattle-area men, including a former senior manager in Microsoft’s treasury group, were charged this afternoon with 35 counts of… Read More

Dec 19, 2013, 11:04 AM

Microsoft opens 35 retail stores in past year, now up to 83 in North America

Microsoft gave an end-of-year report on its retail stores this morning, saying that it opened a total of 35 stores… Read More

Dec 19, 2013, 8:14 AM

Xbox original documentary will uncover mystery of legendary Atari video-game burial

It’s fitting that the first documentary slated for Microsoft’s Xbox is about video games. But it sounds like a great… Read More

Dec 18, 2013, 5:13 PM

Microsoft pulls Surface Pro 2 update, after users complain of problems

For Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2, it seems like updates to the device take one step forward, then two steps back.… Read More

Dec 18, 2013, 4:42 PM

Can someone please explain this creep-tastic ad for Nokia’s Windows 8 tablet?

Nokia really wants its new Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet to succeed. There’s a good reason for that: after all, they don’t… Read More

Dec 17, 2013, 10:25 AM

Microsoft CEO won’t be named until 2014, board member says

Microsoft won’t be getting a new CEO under the tree for the holidays. John Thompson, the Microsoft board member leading… Read More

Dec 17, 2013, 9:35 AM

Former Microsoft exec Kurt DelBene tapped to lead HealthCare.gov overhaul

Kurt DelBene, the former Microsoft Office president, was appointed this morning to lead HealthCare.gov — a critical position as the… Read More

Dec 16, 2013, 10:47 AM

Intellectual Ventures reveals list of 33,000 patents, in move toward (partial) transparency

Intellectual Ventures, under increasing pressure to be more transparent about its patent holdings, this morning released a searchable list of… Read More

Dec 16, 2013, 8:28 AM

Google hires key Microsoft architect Blaise Agüera y Arcas

Google has made a big hire from Microsoft, bringing aboard Blaise Agüera y Arcas, the well-known software architect and designer who was… Read More

Dec 15, 2013, 10:59 AM

Microsoft to launch first original series for Xbox One, Xbox 360 early next year

Microsoft will launch its first original series for the Xbox in the first half of 2014, a top executive with… Read More

Dec 15, 2013, 10:33 AM

Raising the CDC 6500 from the dead: Paul Allen’s engineers attempt toughest computer restoration yet

The newest arrival at Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Living Computer Museum in Seattle is a big one — both literally… Read More

Dec 13, 2013, 12:05 PM

Microsoft’s BUILD conference will be back in San Francisco on April 2

Microsoft announced today that its BUILD developer conference will be returning to San Francisco’s Moscone Center from April 2-4 next… Read More

Dec 13, 2013, 6:55 AM

Qualcomm names Mollenkopf its next CEO, taking him out of running for top Microsoft job

Microsoft’s CEO search took another unusual turn this morning as chipmaker Qualcomm named Steve Mollenkopf its next CEO, just hours after… Read More

Dec 12, 2013, 6:38 PM

Report: Qualcomm COO in the running for Steve Ballmer’s old job

Follow-up: Qualcomm names Mollenkopf its next CEO, taking him out of running for top Microsoft job Just when we thought we… Read More

Dec 12, 2013, 5:35 PM

Extra week makes PS4 top-selling U.S. console, but Microsoft says Xbox One is selling faster

Sony has sold more PlayStation 4 consoles in the U.S., but Microsoft says it is selling the Xbox One at… Read More

Dec 12, 2013, 9:29 AM

Report: Ford board to press Mulally for details about future

While members of Ford’s board of directors have been outwardly confident about CEO Alan Mulally’s plans for the future, it… Read More

Dec 11, 2013, 10:50 AM

Microsoft fends off legal challenge from Cisco over Skype acquisition

Microsoft no longer has the threat of yet another European antitrust case hanging over it. According to a report by… Read More

Dec 11, 2013, 9:21 AM

Report: Microsoft may license next versions of Windows RT and Windows Phone for free

Microsoft is considering making the next version of Windows RT and Windows Phone free for computer and device makers interested… Read More

Dec 11, 2013, 7:43 AM

Microsoft: More than 2M Xbox Ones sold since launch

Microsoft has sold more than 2 million Xbox One consoles since the launch of the new machine 18 days ago,… Read More

Dec 10, 2013, 11:46 AM

Microsoft’s new Photosynth takes 3D photo stitching to a new level of realism

Microsoft unveiled a preview of its third-generation Photosynth photo-stitching application today, showing off new levels of smoothness and resolution that… Read More

Dec 10, 2013, 9:23 AM

Report: Yahoo needs Microsoft more than it wants to admit

While CEO Marissa Mayer has been critical of Yahoo’s deal with Microsoft, it seems like the partnership may be more… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 5:47 PM

Report: Start menu may be coming back to Windows

For users who have been missing the familiar comfort of the Start menu, a future version of Windows could provide… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 2:17 PM

New Microsoft security tool helps users detect attempted account hacking

Microsoft announced today that it’s rolling out new features to help protect users from unwanted intrusions into their accounts, and… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 1:06 PM

Don’t fall for this Xbox One-bricking prank

When Microsoft announced that the Xbox One wouldn’t be compatible with older Xbox 360 games, the Internet exploded in a… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 10:26 AM

Microsoft Windows shakeup continues: App store and UX leaders move to Bing team

Two well-known directors from Microsoft’s Windows team, who oversaw some of the biggest changes introduced by Windows 8 and 8.1,… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 9:49 AM

Halo coming to Xbox One on Dec. 24 with ‘Spartan Assault’

Halo will makes its Xbox One debut on Dec. 24, as Microsoft announced today that Halo: Spartan Assault will be… Read More

Dec 8, 2013, 10:16 PM

Apple, Microsoft, Google and other tech rivals urge Obama, Congress to curb snooping

While they’re usually fierce competitors, an octet of leading technology companies have banded together to ask the U.S. to take… Read More

Dec 6, 2013, 3:36 PM

Mmm, tasty: New Microsoft ad for the $99 Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet is … arousing?

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a ridiculous Microsoft commercial. But now the creative folks in Redmond have done… Read More